MILLS, David Calder
(Service number 6/1155)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 30 November 1893 | Place of Birth | Green Island, Otago |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 19 August 1914 | Age | 20 years. |
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| Address at Enlistment | 2 Thomas Street, Temuka, NZ | ||
| Occupation | Student. | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | David Calder Mills, 2 Thomas Street, Temuka, NZ. | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury, NZ. | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion. | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 10 August 1915 | Age | 21 years |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds. | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial, and Ashburton War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
David Calder Mills had attended Waitati School, Otago. When his parents, David Calder Mills and Margaret Mills came to Temuka, David Calder was admitted to Temuka School on 9 June 1902. His last day was 26 July 1907.
Mills, a Presbyterian, on enlistment (19 Aug. 1914) was noted as a student with Canterbury Education Board. He was said to be well known in Ashburton and had been a Pupil Teacher at Hampstead School. His physical description was 5ft 7in tall, fair complexion, grey eyes with light brown hair. He embarked at Lyttleton 16 Oct. 1914, in Canterbury Infantry Battalion, on Tahiti or Athenic, bound for Suez in Egypt. Rank Private, Serial no: 6/1155.
According to his Personnel Record, he was wounded in action at the Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Turkey, on 10 August 1915 and died the same day.
David Mills' field service uniform tunic is part of the Canterbury Regiment Association Collection, held by Canterbury Museum, Christchurch (catalogue# EC186.2.59)
Sources
Cenotaph (Oct 2014); NZSG – School Records; NZ Archives – Personnel Record; CWGC; Ancestry – NZ WW1 Roll of Honour, Deceased Estates 1880-1950, NZ WW1 Nominal Rolls, NZ Electoral Rolls, Scotland Select Marriages 1561-1910, Select Scotland 1564-1950, 1841 Scotland Census; NZ BDM’s; PapersPast ;Family Search – NZ Archives Passenger Lists; Timaru District Council – Cemetery database; Dunedin City Council – cemetery database; NZ History; SCRoll web submission from J Queree, 24 February 2015
External Links
Related Documents
- South Canterbury Herald 24 Dec 2014 - David Calder MILLS (pdf, 3.9 MB updated 14-Jan-2015)
- Diary, David Calder MILLS - original transcript (sample page) - Courtesy of Grant Davey (pdf, 3.9 MB updated 17-Apr-2015)
- Diary, David Calder MILLS - Egypt & Gallipoli, 1915 - transcript. Courtesy of rant Davey (pdf, 295.8 KB updated 17-Apr-2015)
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Lesly Tennent, SC branch NZSG
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